1. Client Installation Guide
  2. Installing Oracle Database Client
  3. Accessing the Installation Software

4.2 Accessing the Installation Software

The Oracle Database Client software is available on an installation media or you can download it from the Oracle Technology Network website or Oracle Software Delivery Cloud website.

To install the software from the hard disk, you must either download it and unpack it, or copy it from the installation media, if you have it.

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4.2.1 Installing from a Remote DVD Drive

If the computer where you want to install Oracle Database Client does not have a DVD drive, then you can perform the installation from a remote DVD drive.

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4.2.1.1 Step 1: On the Remote Computer, Share the DVD Drive

The remote DVD drive must allow shared access.

To set this up, perform these steps on the remote computer that has the DVD drive:

  1. Log in to the remote computer as an Administrator user.

  2. Start Windows Explorer.

  3. Right-click the DVD drive letter and select Sharing (or Sharing and Security).

  4. Click the Sharing tab and do the following:

    1. Select Share this folder.

    2. In Share name, give it a share name such as dvd. You use this name when you map the DVD drive on the local computer.

    3. Click Permissions. You need at least read permission for the user who accesses the drive to install Oracle Database.

    4. Click OK when you are finished.

  5. Insert the Oracle Database installation media into the DVD drive.

4.2.1.2 Step 2: On the Local Computer, Map the DVD Drive

Use this procedure to map the DVD drive on the local computer.

Perform these steps on the local computer to map a remote DVD drive and to run Oracle Universal Installer from the mapped drive:

  1. Map the remote DVD drive.

    1. Start Windows Explorer on the local computer.

    2. From the Tools menu, select Map Network Drive to display the Map Network Drive dialog box.

    3. Select a drive letter to use for the remote DVD drive.

    4. In Folder, enter the location of the remote DVD drive using the following format: 

      \\remote_hostname\share_name

      where:

      • remote_hostname is the name of the remote computer with the DVD drive.

      • share_name is the share name that you use when you map the DVD drive on the local computer. For example: 

        \\computer2\dvd

    5. If you must connect to the remote computer as a different user, click different user name, and enter the user name.

    6. Click Finish.

  2. Run Oracle Universal Installer from the mapped DVD drive.

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4.2.2 Installing on Remote Computers Through Remote Access Software

If you want to install and run Oracle Database Client on a remote computer (that is, the remote computer has the hard drive and runs Oracle Database Client components), but you do not have physical access to the computer, you still can perform the installation on the remote computer.

Use remote access software such as VNC or Symantec pcAnywhere. You also need the remote access software running on your local computer.

You can install Oracle Database Client on the remote computer in the following ways:

  • If you have copied the contents of the Oracle Database Client DVD to a hard drive, you can install the software from the hard drive.

  • You can insert the DVD into a drive on your local computer, and install the software from the DVD.

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4.2.2.1 Installing on Remote Computers from a Hard Drive

If you have copied the contents of the Oracle Database DVD to a hard drive, then you can install the software from the hard drive.

To install the software on a remote computer from a hard drive:

  1. Ensure that the remote access software is installed and running on the remote and local computers.
  2. Share the hard drive that contains the Oracle Database DVD.
  3. On the remote computer, map a drive letter to the shared hard drive. You use the remote access software to do this on the remote computer.
  4. Through the remote access software, run Oracle Universal Installer on the remote computer. You access Oracle Universal Installer from the shared hard drive.

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4.2.2.2 Installing on Remote Computers from a Remote DVD Drive

You can insert the DVD into a drive on your local computer, and install from the DVD.

To install the software on a remote computer from a remote DVD drive:

  1. Ensure that the remote access software is installed and running on the remote and local computers.
  2. On the local computer, share the DVD drive.

    On the remote computer, map a drive letter to the shared DVD drive. Use the remote access software to do this on the remote computer.

  3. Through the remote access software, run Oracle Universal Installer on the remote computer. Access Oracle Universal Installer from the shared DVD drive.

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4.2.3 Downloading Oracle Software

Select the method you want to use to download the software.

Download the trial version of the installation files from either the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) or the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud portal and extract them on your hard disk. Ensure that you review and understand the terms of the license. Most downloads include the development license.

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4.2.3.1 Downloading the Installation Archive Files from Oracle Technology Network

Download installation archive files from Oracle Technology Network.

To download the installation archive files from Oracle Technology Network:

  1. Use any browser to access the software download page from OTN at:
  2. Navigate to the download page for the product to install.
  3. On the download page, identify the required disk space by adding the file sizes for each required file.

    The file sizes are listed next to the file names.

  4. Select a file system with enough free space to store and expand the archive files.

    In most cases, the available disk space must be at least twice the size of all of the archive files.

  5. On the file system that you selected in step 4, create a parent directory for each product, for example OraDB12c, to hold the installation directories.
  6. Download all of the installation archive files to the directory that you created in step 5.
  7. Verify that the files you downloaded are the same size as the corresponding files on Oracle Technology Network. Also verify the checksums are the same as noted on Oracle Technology Network.
  8. Extract the files in each directory that you just created.

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4.2.3.2 Downloading the Software from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud

You can download the software from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud as Media Packs.

A Media Pack is an electronic version of the software that is also available to Oracle customers on CD-ROM or DVD. To download the Media Pack:

  1. Use any browser to access the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud website:
  2. Complete the Export Validation process by entering information (name, company, e-mail address, and country) in the online form.
  3. In the Media Pack Search page, specify the Product Pack and Platform to identify the Media Pack you want to download. If you do not know the name of the Product Pack, you can search for it using the License List.
  4. Optionally, select the relevant product to download from the Results list.
  5. In the search results page, click Readme to download and review the Readme file for download instructions and product information.
  6. After you review the Readme, choose the appropriate Media Pack from the search results to download the individual zip files. Follow the Download Notes instructions in this page. Once you download and extract the contents of the required zip files, proceed with the installation of the software.

    Tip:

    Print the page with the list of downloadable files. It contains a list of part numbers and their corresponding descriptions to refer during the installation process.

  7. After you download the files, click View Digest to verify that the MD5 or SHA-1 checksum matches with what is listed in the media download page.

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4.2.3.3 Extracting the Installation Files

Review this procedure to extract the installation files.

To extract the installation archive files, perform the following steps:

  1. If necessary, change to the directory that contains the downloaded installation archive files.
  2. Oracle Database software is available as two zip files. Ensure that you extract both the zip files to the same directory.

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4.2.4 Copying the Oracle Database Client Software to a Hard Disk

Oracle recommends that you copy the installation software to the hard disk to enable the installation to run faster.

To copy the contents of the installation media to a hard disk, perform the following steps:

  1. Create a directory on your hard drive. For example:
    C:\> mkdir \install
C:\> mkdir \install\database
  2. Copy the contents of the installation media to the directory that you just created.

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